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The Week in Libraries: January 17, 2020
Among the week's headlines: a bill in Missouri raises fears of book banning in public libraries; ALA makes history with its new executive director; and the ALA Midwinter Meeting gets underway next week in Philadelphia.
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ALA Names Tracie D. Hall Executive Director
The appointment comes after a lengthy, at times contentious, nationwide search dating back to Keith Michael Fiels's retirement in 2017. Hall is the first female African-American executive director in ALA’s history.
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Coe Named President, CEO of Brodart Co.
George Coe, a former group president of Baker & Taylor and one-time v-p at Brodart Co., is returning to the library services vendor as president and CEO.
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The Week in Libraries: January 10, 2020
Among the week's headlines: the Senate quickly confirms Trump's IMLS appointee; the DPLA announces a new e-book initiative with BiblioLabs; and what a major open access deal in Europe means for the future of scholarly communication.
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OverDrive Reports Record Digital Borrowing in 2019
Public libraries around the world generated a record level of digital content circulation in 2019, providing patrons access to more than 326 million e-books, audiobooks and digital magazines, according to a report by Rakuten OverDrive, a digital distribution vendor for libraries.
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The Week in Libraries: January 3, 2020
The year 2019 ends with excellent budget news for IMLS; meet the winners of the 'I Love My Librarian Awards'; and the headlines keep coming in the library e-book market.
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School & Library Spotlight 2019: OverDrive Education Celebrates Sora
Sora, OverDrive Education’s K–12 student reading app, is marking its first birthday with some impressive stats, as well as ed tech honors.
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School & Library Spotlight 2019: Education and Representation at AASL
Librarians share their takeaways from the American Association of School Librarians National Conference, which wrapped up November 16 in Louisville, Ky.
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The Top 10 Library Stories of 2019
PW takes a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2019—and what they portend for 2020.
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ALA Midwinter 2020: On E-books, Librarians Must Hold the Line
As librarians gather in Philadelphia for the 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting, the future of digital content in libraries remains uncertain. Librarians must stay engaged.
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Why It's Time to Quantify the Library's Role in the Reading Marketplace
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez argues that everyone would benefit from a collaborative, good-faith, and transparent effort to effectively measure the impact of libraries on book discovery, author brand development, and consumer sales.
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ALA Midwinter 2020: Professional Program Highlights
PW contributing editor Brian Kenney offers his picks from this year’s ALA Midwinter professional program.
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Wes Moore, Julia Alvarez Highlight ALA Midwinter 2020 Speakers Program
At the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, librarians will gear up for what figures to be an eventful year with a slate of inspiring authors and speakers.
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The Week in Libraries: November 22, 2019
Among the week's headlines: The National Book Awards are awarded in New York; in Florida, a group of county commissioners double down on their refusal to allow their library to buy a 'New York Times' digital subscription; and Elsevier announces a breakthrough open-access deal with Carnegie Mellon University.
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Let's Be Thankful for Libraries
This Thanksgiving, let's pledge our support to the libraries and library workers who help sustain our reading culture.
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The Week in Libraries: November 15, 2019
Among the headlines this week: ALA applauds Trump's choice to lead IMLS; the simple reason why some librarians believe Macmillan's e-book embargo is destined to flop; and administrators finally come clean about why a YA author's library visit was canceled.
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Editorial: Why We Choose to Boycott Macmillan E-books
A librarian explains the decision to draw the line over Macmillan's decision to embargo new release e-books in public libraries.
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The Week in Libraries: November 8, 2019
Among the week's headlines: the pressure keeps mounting on Macmillan following its library e-book embargo; a backlash follows after a group of Florida elected officials politicizes the library's New York Times subcription; and an update on the Library of Congress modernization efforts.
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As Boycotts Mount, Macmillan CEO Defends Library E-book Embargo
On Monday, just days after the publisher's controversial embargo on new release e-books in libraries went into effect, Macmillan CEO John Sargent met with a group of state librarians, fleshing out his belief that new release e-books in libraries hurt the publisher's revenues.
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The Week in Libraries: November 1, 2019
Among the week's headlines: Macmillan CEO John Sargent writes to librarians; more libraries announce boycotts of Macmillan e-books as the publisher's embargo begins; and why being a whistleblower doesn't pay.
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